Royals snap six-game losing skid with 2-0 win

Oakland, California: Danny Duffy pitched seven innings of three-hit ball, and the Kansas City Royals snapped a six-game skid with a 2-0 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Saturday. Duffy (3-6) struck out a season-high 10 and walked three. Chris Bassitt (0-1) also allowed three hits in seven innings in his first appearance since undergoing Tommy John surgery on May 6, 2016.

He struck out six and walked one, allowing one run — on Paulo Orlando’s RBI single in the second inning. The Royals scored again in the ninth on Alex Gordon’s home run — his fifth — off Yusmeiro Petit. Kevin McCarthy pitched the eighth and Kelvin Herrera worked a scoreless ninth to complete the four-hitter and earn his 14th save in 15 opportunities.